TATA Pickups (any Good)

[carbore]

I keep thinking about a pickup truck, basically as an off road van (I have a small holding)

Ocassionally I see TATA pickups, they seem very cheap compared to usual suspects (L200s etc) and as I am not bothered about looks etc Are they any good. I only need wet grass/muddy lane  off road capability.

(BTW the Series in the picture is supposed to be doing this job, but is a case study in Series III failures)

[Llanigraham]

There are a few around here that look typically "farmer battered" by seem to cope. I think the only dealer in the UK is just outside town, and there are always a couple parked on the front. Try "Dolwen Garage"

[Range Rover Blues]

Don't they have a copy of a Merc engine made under licence? a really old and not that good Merc engine :roll:

[littlepow]

if there anything like the ones out here, then run away and don't look back!

The ones here are really badly built and start to fall apart after a couple of months. The body  panels are unfinished and just spray painted. Engine is gutless, suspension is to hard at the front and non existant at the back. Steering is done via the will of god, the round steering device is more of something to hold rather than direct the vehicle. Hand brake makes a defenders look amazing, so do the normal brakes....

Would like to see what would happen in a crash, considering there 4x4 offering failed to get a single NCAP star!

[JIMBOBLY]

i work on a few of these where i work,as to own one,i'd rather stick forks in my eyes,they're a load of ol crap, :lol:

[cooper956]

drove one other week touched brales and it locked a wheel  every time was hurenus engine seemed to go ok though only good thing on it was the dropside tipper on the back oh it is a 56 plate one steering all over the places as whares fast on the strange setup it has  bodys rust for fun its only do 15k or something but guys haveing a fresh one says uts cheaper swaping for new even if onld ones only worth a grand as its wasent much new and other makes depsiate more than it costs,

[dxmedia]

drove one other week touched brales and it locked a wheel  every time was hurenus engine seemed to go ok though only good thing on it was the dropside tipper on the back oh it is a 56 plate one steering all over the places as whares fast on the strange setup it has  bodys rust for fun its only do 15k or something but guys haveing a fresh one says uts cheaper swaping for new even if onld ones only worth a grand as its wasent much new and other makes depsiate more than it costs,

What does that say?  I pretty good at parsing 'forum' but I take it that's a bad review?

[cooper956]

sorry was typed quick! basicly thay are crap rust buckets
 but are cheap for farm hacks buy them new sell at 3 years ish and its worth next to nothing but even so u probly would have lost more on a l200 or landy in the same 3 years even though thay make more when it comes to sell.

[carbore]

Thanks for the advice, it looks like ill be avoiding them!

"Cheap for a reason" is often true